
EMOTIONALLY paralyzed for about an hour when I got the news, more than four hours later. Michael Jackson, the undisputed King of Pop, was dead.
When I was able to pull myself back together I scurried home to pen a tribute:
(http://vevlynspen.blogspot.com/2009/06/king-and-i.html

Open today to the public that wants to pay respects with flowers only is Forest Lawn Cemetery where MJ is buried. The mausoleum, however, is only open to family and designated guests. The Rev. Al Sharpton, along with Brooke Shields, gave the most touching speeches at last year’s televised

Katherine Jackson, the King Mother, has sanctioned the controversial "Forever Michael," a tribute for fans planned for Saturday at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Tickets cost up to $500. One wonders whether the proceeds will go to MJ’s estate, not that it needs the money. In the year since his death it has brought in around $1 billion from music-related and film/TV projects. Not everyone in the Jackson family supports “Forever Michael.” Ditto for the tribute in Gary, Indiana, the original Jackson family homestead. It’s not at all surprising that some tributes will raise questions of taste or appropriateness, considering the intense interest in anything Michael Jackson.

At 5 p.m., Times Square may attract the hordes it does for New Year’s Eve with the "Thriller" reenactment flash mob. Also in the square, Madame Toussauds Wax Museum is paying respects with a window display featuring MJ’s wax figure tricked out in the red “Thriller” jacket and black pants. Fans are encouraged to leave mementos.
More evidence of the connection between wine and song is City Winery’s happy two hours. From 7 to 9, $25 bottles of wines will be up for sale to the beat of 25 of MJ’s classics.

Very thrilling, all.
Learn about Michael Jackson tributes where you live by Googling “Michael Jackson tributes and Your City” or any similar iterations.
I remember this, the world really seemed to shut down. And rightly so, he was an incredibly iconic figure!
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